 Michael Bridges (1999-2004)
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Michael Bridges (1999-2004)
Pos: Forward |
DOB: 05/08/1978
Apps: 82 | Goals: 21
Debut: 07/08/1999 - Derby County (H)
Apps: 82 | Goals: 21
Debut: 07/08/1999 - Derby County (H)
Michael Bridges features at number 57 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.
Born North Shields in 1978, the tall elegant striker had a magnificent first season after joining United for a reported ????5.6m from Sunderland in 1999, leading the scorers with 21 goals, including an hat-trick in only his second appearance at Southampton. The talented striker had played mainly understudy to the Phillips-Quinn partnership at Sunderland and seemed destined for higher honours in the game, after soon gaining England under 23 caps with Leeds, and being called up to the full squad by Kevin Keegan. It was not to be, as his career was blighted by injuries soon after his first season and he spent almost 3 years in the treatment room before firstly going on loan to Newcastle United and then being released on a free transfer to Bolton Wanderers. Made 61 starts, 21 from the bench and scored 21 times.
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| Signed From | Type | Joined | Left For | Left | ||
| Glasgow Schools | Apprentice | Jun 1971 |  |
Nottingham Forest | Jun 1979 | |
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Nottingham Forest | Permanent | Jul 1981 |  |
Sunderland | Jun 1985 |
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Other Clubs |
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Sydney FC
Newcastle Jets
Lambton Jaffas
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Player Record | Apps | Start | (Sub) | Unused Sub | Goals |
| League | 56 | 40 | (16) | 5 | 19 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 5 | 3 | (2) | 0 | 0 | |
| Europe | 19 | 17 | (2) | 4 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 82 | 61 | (21) | 9 | 21 | |
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| 1971-1972 | 0 | 0 | (0) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972-1973 | 6 | 4 | (2) | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973-1974 | 14 | 9 | (5) | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974-1975 | 33 | 32 | (1) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1975-1976 | 46 | 46 | (0) | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976-1977 | 47 | 47 | (0) | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1977-1978 | 48 | 47 | (1) | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1978-1979 | 51 | 51 | (0) | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979-1980 | 1 | 1 | (0) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1981-1982 | 41 | 40 | (1) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1982-1983 | 48 | 48 | (0) | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983-1984 | 29 | 29 | (0) | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984-1985 | 43 | 43 | (0) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | Date | Score | Match Events |
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Derby County Premier League |
H | 07/08/1999 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Southampton Premier League |
A | 11/08/1999 | 3 : 0 | W |  |
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Manchester United Premier League |
A | 14/08/1999 | 0 : 2 | L |  |
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Sunderland Premier League |
H | 21/08/1999 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Liverpool Premier League |
H | 23/08/1999 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
A | 28/08/1999 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
A | 11/09/1999 | 4 : 3 | W | |
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Partizan Belgrade UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg |
A | 14/09/1999 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
H | 19/09/1999 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Newcastle United Premier League |
H | 25/09/1999 | 3 : 2 | W | |
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Partizan Belgrade UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg |
H | 30/09/1999 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Watford Premier League |
A | 03/10/1999 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Blackburn Rovers Worthington Cup 3rd Round |
H | 13/10/1999 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
H | 16/10/1999 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Lokomotiv Moscow UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
H | 21/10/1999 | 4 : 1 | W | |
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Everton Premier League |
A | 24/10/1999 | 4 : 4 | D | |
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West Ham United Premier League |
H | 30/10/1999 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Lokomotiv Moscow UEFA Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
A | 04/11/1999 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Bradford City Premier League |
H | 20/11/1999 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Southampton Premier League |
H | 28/11/1999 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Spartak Moscow UEFA Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg |
A | 02/12/1999 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Derby County Premier League |
A | 05/12/1999 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Spartak Moscow UEFA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg |
H | 09/12/1999 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Port Vale FA Cup 3rd Round |
H | 12/12/1999 | 2 : 0 | W |  |
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Leicester City Worthington Cup 4th Round |
A | 15/12/1999 | 0 : 0 (2 : 4 p) |
D | |
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Chelsea Premier League |
A | 19/12/1999 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Leicester City Premier League |
H | 26/12/1999 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Arsenal Premier League |
A | 28/12/1999 | 0 : 2 | L | |
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Aston Villa Premier League |
H | 03/01/2000 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Sunderland Premier League |
A | 23/01/2000 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Aston Villa FA Cup 5th Round |
A | 30/01/2000 | 2 : 3 | L | |
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Liverpool Premier League |
A | 05/02/2000 | 1 : 3 | L | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
A | 26/02/2000 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Roma UEFA Cup 4th Round 1st Leg |
A | 02/03/2000 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
H | 05/03/2000 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Roma UEFA Cup 4th Round 2nd Leg |
H | 09/03/2000 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Bradford City Premier League |
A | 12/03/2000 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Slavia Prague UEFA Cup Quarter Final 1st Leg |
H | 16/03/2000 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Wimbledon Premier League |
H | 19/03/2000 | 4 : 1 | W | |
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Slavia Prague UEFA Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg |
A | 26/03/2000 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Leicester City Premier League |
H | 26/03/2000 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Galatasaray UEFA Cup Semi Final 1st Leg |
A | 06/04/2000 | 0 : 2 | L | |
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Aston Villa Premier League |
A | 09/04/2000 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Arsenal Premier League |
H | 16/04/2000 | 0 : 4 | L | |
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Galatasaray UEFA Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg |
H | 20/04/2000 | 2 : 2 | D | |
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Newcastle United Premier League |
A | 23/04/2000 | 2 : 2 | D | |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
A | 30/04/2000 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Watford Premier League |
H | 03/05/2000 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Everton Premier League |
H | 08/05/2000 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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West Ham United Premier League |
A | 14/05/2000 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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1860 Munich Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round 1st Leg |
H | 09/08/2000 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Everton Premier League |
H | 19/08/2000 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
A | 26/08/2000 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Manchester City Premier League |
H | 05/09/2000 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
A | 09/09/2000 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Barcelona Champions Leaguue Phase 1 Group H |
A | 13/09/2000 | 0 : 4 | L | |
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Ipswich Town Premier League |
H | 16/09/2000 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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AC Milan Champions League Phase 1 Group H |
H | 19/09/2000 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Derby County Premier League |
A | 23/09/2000 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
H | 30/09/2000 | 4 : 3 | W | |
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Besiktas Champions League Phase 1 Group H |
A | 18/10/2000 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Metalurg Zaporizhia UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg |
H | 19/09/2002 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
A | 26/10/2002 | 2 : 2 | D | |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
H | 31/10/2002 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Everton Premier League |
H | 03/11/2002 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Sheffield United Worthington Cup 3rd Round |
A | 06/11/2002 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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West Ham United Premier League |
A | 10/11/2002 | 4 : 3 | W | |
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Charlton Athletic Premier League |
H | 01/12/2002 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Fulham Premier League |
A | 07/12/2002 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Malaga UEFA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg |
H | 12/12/2002 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Swindon Town Carling Cup 2nd Round |
H | 24/09/2003 | 2 : 2 (4 : 3 p) |
D | |
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Everton Premier League |
A | 28/09/2003 | 0 : 4 | L | |
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Blackburn Rovers Premier League |
H | 04/10/2003 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Manchester United Premier League |
H | 18/10/2003 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Manchester United Carling Cup 3rd Round |
H | 28/10/2003 | 2 : 3 | L | |
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Arsenal Premier League |
H | 01/11/2003 | 1 : 4 | L | |
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Portsmouth Premier League |
A | 08/11/2003 | 1 : 6 | L | |
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Manchester City Premier League |
A | 22/12/2003 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Newcastle United Premier League |
A | 07/01/2004 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
H | 10/01/2004 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Southampton Premier League |
A | 17/01/2004 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
H | 31/01/2004 | 0 : 3 | L | |
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Unused Sub | Date | Score | Match Events |
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1860 Munich Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg |
A | 23/08/2000 | 1 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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Besiktas Champions League Phase 1 Group H |
H | 26/09/2000 | 6 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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Charlton Athletic Premier League |
H | 14/10/2000 | 3 : 1 | W | Unused Sub |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv UEFA Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
A | 14/11/2002 | 4 : 1 | W | Unused Sub |
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Bolton Wanderers Premier League |
H | 17/11/2002 | 2 : 4 | L | Unused Sub |
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Malaga UEFA Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg |
A | 28/11/2002 | 0 : 0 | D | Unused Sub |
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Charlton Athletic Premier League |
A | 29/11/2003 | 1 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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Chelsea Premier League |
H | 06/12/2003 | 1 : 1 | D | Unused Sub |
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Fulham Premier League |
H | 14/12/2003 | 3 : 2 | W | Unused Sub |
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References |
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OzWhite: Player Profile for Michael Bridges |
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Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Michael Bridges |
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Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Michael Bridges |
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